Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Nicolson, SW
BSc(Hons),(Auck), PhD(Camb) - Professor and Head
NRF Rating: B2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3233
Fax number: 012 362 5242
E-mail address: swnicolson@zoology.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The ecology, ethology, physiology and evolution of African animals; Behavioural, physiological and evolutionary ecology; and Antarctic biology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Nicolson SW: 2007. Amino acid concentrations in the nectars of southern African bird-pollinated flowers, especially Aloe and Erythrina. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 33, pp 1707-1720.
Tan K, Guo YH, Nicolson SW, Radloff SE, Song QS, Hepburn HR: 2007. Honeybee (Apis cerana) foraging responses to the toxic honey of Tripterygium hypoglaucum (Celastraceae): Changing threshold of nectar acceptability. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 33, pp 2209-2217.
Leseigneur C, Verburgt L, Nicolson SW: 2007. Whitebellied sunbirds (Nectarinia talatala, Nectariniidae) do not prefer artificial nectar containing amino acids. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology, 177, pp 679-685.
Holtzhausen W, Nicolson SW: 2007. Beetle diuretic peptides: The response of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Malpighian tubules to synthetic peptides, and cross-reactivity studies with a dung beetle (Onthophagus gazella). Journal of Insect Physiology, 53, pp 361-369, Full Text
Human H, Nicolson SW, Strauss K, Pirk CWW, Dietemann V: 2007. Influence of pollen quality on ovarian development in honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata). Journal of Insect Physiology, 53, pp 649-655.
Fleming PA, Hofmeyr S, Nicolson SW: 2007. Role of insects in the pollination of Acacia nigrescens (Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany, 73, pp 49-55, Full Text
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